险阻；赴汤蹈火；同甘共苦：He’s supported the team/or over ten years through t/iidc and thin.十多年来，在何

情况下他都支持这个队6

madv. (thick-er, thick-est) in a way that produces a wide piece or deep layer of sth 厚厚地：Make sure you cut the bread nice and thicfc.你一€要把面包片切得厚厚的。 ITSTOI lay it on 'thick {informal) to talk about sb/sth in a way that makes them or it seem much better or much worse than they really are; to exaggerate sth 夸大其词 地褒贬；露骨地吹捧；过分贬低：押£1& them when necessary, but don't lay it on too thick.

们，但不能言过其实。Jhick and 'fast quickly and in large quantities 又快’又多；频频：Questions were coming at them thicfc and /ast..尚题铺天盖地•向他们 而来。

thick-en /'Oikan/ verb to become thicker; to make sth thicker (使）变厚，_ 变浓，变稠：[\/] Stir until the sauce has thickened.不#地搅_沙司，直到搅稠为止。◊ It was a dangerous journey through thicfcening/og.旅途中雾越 来越大，险象环生。◊ [VN] rhicfcen the stew wit/?_/Zour. 给炖肉汁勾芡。ll»rai see plot n. thick-en-er /'0ik0n0(r)/ noun a substance used to make a liquid thicker 增稱齐ij: paint thickeners 油漆调化剂 thicket /'0ikit/ noun 1 a group of bushes or small trees growing closely together 灌木丛；树丛 2 a large number of things that are not easy to understand or separate错综复杂；盘根错节

thick-head /'Oikhed/ (also thicko /'0ikeu/) noun {BrE, a stupid person 傻瓜；笨蛋；呆子 _ thick-head-e士 /,0ik_hedid/ 姆 stupid 愚蠢的；笨的 thick-ly tHf /'0ikli/ adv.

1                  in a way that produces a wide piece or deep layer of sth厚厚地：thicWy sHced bread切成厚片的面备◊ AppZy the paint thicWym even strokes.涂颜料要厚，.笔画要匀。

2                  ~ wooded, populated, etc. having a lot of trees, people, etc. close together (树木、人口等）茂密，稠密

3                  in a deep voice that is not as clear as normal, espe­cially because of illness or emotion 声音不清的， 沙哑的 (尤指因疾病或激动）'

thick-neSS 〇T» /'Biknas/ noun 1 [U, C] the size of sth between opposite surfaces or sides 厚；厚度；粗 EQJ] width: Use wood of at least 22mm thickness•使用至少l2毫米厚的木材。◊ 77ie board is avafZaWe i’n/our thidc/iesses.现古四_不同厚度 的木板可供使用。2 [C] ~ (of sth) a layer of sth 茛：77ie

VOCABULARY BUILDING 词汇扩充

saying that somebody is thin 形容人瘦 Thin is the most usual word. * thin 为最常用词：Steve is tall and thin and has brown hair,史蒂S又又瘦，长着 掠色的头发。丨t is sometimes used with a negative meaning.该词有时含否定意义Mot/jer./oo/ced fh/n f/Ved her /ong /7/ness.久病之后，母亲看上去很憔 悴。  .

The following words all express praise or admiration.下 列词语均含褒义<

■                  Slim means pleasantly thin. It is often used to describe women who have controlled their weight by diet or

exercise.* slim意为苗条、修长，常用以形容以节食或 锻炼来控制体重的女子:She⑹s  s//m

y/gwm她的体形十分苗条。

■                  A slender girl or woman is thin and graceful. * slender

指女性身材苗条、纤细、修长。   .

鼸 A lean man is thin and fit. * lean 指男子瘦而健康。

■                  Willowy describes a woman who is attractively tali and thin. * willowy指女子身材高挑，婀娜多姿。

The following words are more negatjve in their meaning.下列词语较含贬义：

■                  Skinny means very thin，often in a way that is not attractive. * skinny 意为瘦得皮包骨、41瘦：a s/f/Vmy fftt/e kid瘦骨嶙峋的小孩

m Bony describes parts of the body when they are so

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jacket was lined, with a double thickness (= two layers) of /abric.这件短上衣有两层衬里。 thicko /'0ikau; NAmE -ou/ noun {pi. -os) [BrE, informal)

=THICKHEAD

thick-set /Gik'set/ adj. (especially of a man having a strong heavy body身体粗壮的；膀阔腰圆的；

虎背熊腰的

,thick-'skinned adj. 1 (of a person A) not easily upset by criticism or unkind comments 厚脸皮的；‘不计会脸 面的；」（对批评或侮辱）麻木不仁的2 (of fruit水果) having a thick skin 皮厚的 r»T-I-3 thin-skinned thief /0irf/ noun (pi. thieves /0i:vz/) a person who steals sth from another person or place 贼；小偷；窃贼：acar/jewd, etc. thie/偷汽车、珠宝等 的窃贼一see also theft ITSTOI see honour n., thick adj.

thiev-ing /'0i:vir)/ noun [U] (informal) the act of stealing things ►thiev-ing adj. {informal) ： Youfve no right to tafce that, you thieving swine/ 你沒有权利把那拿走，

你这个贪心的贼！

thigh /0a;/ noun 1 the top part of the leg between the knee and the hip 大腿；疲一picture o body 2 the top part of the leg of a chicken, etc., cooked and eaten

用的鸡(等的）大腿

'thigh bone noun the large thick bone in the top part of the leg between the hip and the.knee'股骨 frafTl femur — picture o BODY

thim-ble /'0imbl/ noun a small metal or plastic object that you wear on the end of your finger to protect it when sewing 顶针；针_ — picture sewing thimble-ful /'Gimblful/ noun a very small amount of a liquid, especially alcohol 少量液体（.尤指酒） thin /0m/ adj., adv., verb madj. (thin-ner, thin-nest)

4                  NOT THICK 薄；.细 1 having a smaller distance between opposite sides or surfaces than other similar objects or than normal 薄的；细的：Cut the vegetables into thin strips.把菜切成细条。.◊ A number 〇/ .thin cracks appeared in t/ie waH.墙上也现了.许多细—缝。◊ The body was hidden beneath a thin Zayer o/soiZ.尸体被埋藏 在薄薄的一层土下面。◊ a thin Wouse (= of liglit dothj 薄li#女衬衫.一 see also paper-thin ◊ note at narrow

5                  NOT FAT g 2 (of a person or part of the body 人或身体 n|5^) (sometimes disapproving) not covered with much

thin that the bones can be seen. * bony 指人体某部位:: 瘦得骨头突出：wan’s bony htmc/s这遙A®削 的双手

■                  Scrawny suggests that a person is thin, weak and not attractive. * scrawny 指乂千潘、骨瘦如柴：汶scrawny oW woman骨瘦如金的老妇

■                  Gaunt describes a person who is a little too thin and looks sad or ill. * gaunt 指人消瘦、憔悴。

■                  Underweight is used in medical contexts to describe people who are too thin because they are ill or have not had enough food. * underweight 在医学上指人因 疾病或饥饿而体重不足、未达到标准重量：Women who smoke risk giving birth to underweight babies‘袖 烟的妇女生出的婴孩可能会体重不足。

M Emaciated describes a serious condition resulting from illness or lack of food. * emaciated 潜因疾寧或饥■ 饿而枯瘦、消瘦。

■                  Anorexic is a medical term, but is now alio used informally to describe a girl or woman who is so thin that you are worried about them. * anorexic (患庚

症的）为医学术语，不过现在作为非正式用语亦指姑娘 或妇女瘦得可怜。

It is more acceptable to talk to somebody about how

thin or slim they are than about how fat they are. MA

瘦或苗条比说人胖较容易使人接受。 note at fat